Arabic News Weekly Edition for Syria, 11/29/1999
Weekly Edition, Syria - Week of November 29, 1999
- New British ambassador in Damascus Syria-UK, Politics, 12/4/1999
- Syrian FM warnes against Israel's ignorance of UN resolutions
Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa has called on the Middle East peace process cosponsors and the international community to shoulder their responsibilities to establish a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East on the grounds of international legitimacy resolutions. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/4/1999 - Report: Barak signals more pragmatism but deal with Syria is still far from reach
Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has spoken on a number of occasions of his commitment to his self-declared timetable for reaching a final status agreement with the Palestinians and ending the presence of his troops in Lebanon but has not said how he would achieve such goals. Sources in his office said Barak sternly believes that time is running out and that he has warned that a failure of the current peace efforts "would mean more graves." Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/4/1999 - Barak and the Middle East peace process
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said on Friday that Syria and Israel are currently making assessments of the conditions the Middle East peace process has reached. Syria-Israel, Politics, 12/4/1999 - On the visit of the Syrian economic delegation to the US
A Syrian economic delegation which represents several important companies in the private sector continued its meetings with US officials and businessmen, amid atmospheres that are promising of a qualitative change in Syrian-US economic relations, relations which have been during past years, like the political relations, limited. Syria-USA, Economics, 12/2/1999 - Iranian minister receives Syrian information minister
Iranian President Muhammad Khatami met on Wednesday in Tehran with Syrian Minister of Information Muhammad Salman. Syria-Iran, Politics, 12/2/1999 - Syria: Ten directors general removed in Syria over corruption
The Syrian authorities last Thursday exempted ten general directors of companies for reasons mostly related to corruption. Syria, Politics, 12/1/1999 - Syrian information minister meets with Iranian vice president in Tehran
Iranian Vice President Hasan Habibi on Tuesday in Tehran received Syrian Information Minister Muhammad Salman, during which talks dealt with bilateral relations, issues in the region and matters of mutual concern. Syria-Iran, Politics, 12/1/1999 - Al-Assad receives a message from Tony Blair
Syrian President Hafez al-Assad on Tuesday received at the Damascus people's palace Lord Michael Levy, personal envoy of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and members of the accompanying delegation. The meeting was attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa and the British ambassador in Damascus, Basil Eastwood. Syria-UK, Politics, 12/1/1999 - On Albright's visit to the region
American and Arab sources in Washington said on Monday that US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright would like to hear during her next tour of the Middle East between December 5 and 9 from Syrian officials what is needed to eliminate the current obstacles preventing returning back to the negotiating table. Regional-Syria, Politics, 12/1/1999 - Syrian - Sudanese judicial cooperation agreement
Sudan and Syria signed yesterday a cooperation agreement in the fields of justice and the judiciary. Syria-Sudan, Judicial, 12/1/1999 - Syrian senior officials meet with Chinese Communist delegation
Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam has received in Damascus member of the Poltiburo of the Chinese Communist Party's central committee, who is also the president of the Chinese Academy of Political Sciences, Lee Ti Ying, and members of his accompanying delegation. Syria-China, Politics, 11/30/1999 - Syrian FM confers with French party chief Syria-France, Politics, 11/30/1999
- Ninth agricultural exposition opened in Damascus
Syrian Minister of Agriculture Asaad Mustafa opened on Sunday the ninth central agricultural exhibition in Damascus. Syria, Agriculture, 11/30/1999 - President al-Assad calls for holding prayer for rain Syria, Economics, 11/29/1999
- Hamas asked Doha to renew its mediation with Jordan
Well-informed Palestinian sources in Damascus said that two members of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, Mousa Abu Marzouk and Imad al-Alami, on Saturday concluded a secret two-day visit to Qatar, during which they met with the four Hamas leaders who were expelled by the Jordanian authorities to Doha last week. Syria-Qatar, Politics, 11/29/1999 - Blair envoy in Damascus today discuss Syrian peace track
Michael Levy, envoy of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, is arriving today in Damascus, where he will hold discussions in the Syrian Foreign Ministry regarding means of resuming negotiations halted by Israel with Syria in 1996. Syria-UK, Politics, 11/29/1999 - Chinese communist party officials visit Ayria Syria-China, Politics, 11/29/1999
- US to establish a business center in Damascus
Diplomatic sources told the London-based al-Hayat daily that the US is discussing the idea of establishing a US businessmen center in Damascus at a cost of US $ 200 million which will be the second in Syria after the Syrian-European Business center (SEBC) Syria-USA, Economics, 11/29/1999